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| − | Summary Information  | + | === Summary Information ===  | 
| + | * Operator: Shell   | ||
| + | * Country: USA   | ||
| + | * Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 850, 851, 853 & 854, Gulf of Mexico  | ||
| + | * Production start: 1996  | ||
| + | * Partners: Shell (71.5% & operator) and BP (28.5%)  | ||
| + | * Type: Oil & Gas  | ||
| + | * Estimated Reserves:   | ||
| + | * Production Volume:   | ||
| − | + | === Description ===  | |
| − | + | * One of the largest oil fields in the Gulf, the development utilises a tension leg platform (TLP) installed in 2,933 feet of water  | |
| − | + | * Oil is transported via the [[Mars Crude Oil Pipeline]] to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal  | |
| − | + | * The [[Europa Oil and Gas Field]] is tied back to the Mars Platform  | |
| − | + | * Gas is transported on the [[Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline]]  | |
| − | + | * **Mars B Project:**  | |
| − | + | ** The development is centred around a Tension Leg Platform, the Olympus drilling and production platform  | |
| − | + | ** It is the largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico  | |
| − | + | ** The Shell Mars B development includes subsea wells at the West Boreas and South Deimos fields, export pipelines, and a shallow-water platform, located at West Delta 143, near the Louisiana coast.  | |
| − | + | === Contractors ===  | |
| − | + | * '''Belleli:''' Construction of TLP  | |
| − | + | * '''Nexans:''' E/H Umbilical  | |
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| − | + | ==== Mars B Project: ====  | |
| − | Nexans: E/H Umbilical  | + | * '''Samsung:''' Construction of TLP Hull  | 
| − | + | * '''Kiewit:''' Fabrication and integration of a 5,000-ton, 192 person-on-board (POB) living quarters for the Shell Olympus Topsides  | |
| + | ** '''Dril-Quip:''' Subsea wellhead equipment, production riser tieback connectors and drilling riser components for the Olympus TLP  | ||
| + | ** '''FMC Technologies:''' Six subsea production trees, each rated at 15,000 psi & manufacture and provide subsea and topside controls, one manifold and related systems and equipment  | ||
| + | ** '''Technip:''' Supply of Umbilical   | ||
| + | ** '''Nexans:''' Deimos E/H Umbilical  | ||
| − | + | === History ===  | |
| − | + | * 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered  | |
| − | + | * 1996 - Mars TLP installed  | |
| − | + | * 1996 - First oil produced  | |
| − | + | * 2010 - Final investment decision for the Mars B project  | |
| − | + | * 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream  | |
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| − | + | === Geology ===  | |
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=== Links ===  | === Links ===  | ||
| + | # [[Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures]]  | ||
| + | # [[Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields]]  | ||
| + | # [[Fiberbond North America Offshore Platform References]]  | ||
| + | # [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]  | ||
| + | # [[Nexans Norway Umbilical References]]  | ||
| + | # [[Samsung Platform References]]  | ||
| + | # [http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/major-projects-2/mars-b.html Mars B, Shell]  | ||
| + | # [http://www.kiewit.com/projects/oil-gas-chemical/upstream-offshore/olympus/ Kiewit, Project]  | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:new-growth-for-shell-in-upstream-americas New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas]  | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:dril-quip-inc-awarded-27-million-contract-for-the-su Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $27 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Equipment]  | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:290 FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell Offshore Inc.'s West Boreas Project]  | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1401 Technip awarded umbilical contracts in the US]  | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5027 Shell starts production from second Mars platform in deep water Gulf of Mexico]  | ||
| + | # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2020/08/technipfmc-awarded-significant_17.html TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico]  | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 16 July 2024
Contents
Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
 - Country: USA
 - Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 850, 851, 853 & 854, Gulf of Mexico
 - Production start: 1996
 - Partners: Shell (71.5% & operator) and BP (28.5%)
 - Type: Oil & Gas
 - Estimated Reserves:
 - Production Volume:
 
Description
- One of the largest oil fields in the Gulf, the development utilises a tension leg platform (TLP) installed in 2,933 feet of water
 - Oil is transported via the Mars Crude Oil Pipeline to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal
 - The Europa Oil and Gas Field is tied back to the Mars Platform
 - Gas is transported on the Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline
 - **Mars B Project:**
- The development is centred around a Tension Leg Platform, the Olympus drilling and production platform
 - It is the largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico
 - The Shell Mars B development includes subsea wells at the West Boreas and South Deimos fields, export pipelines, and a shallow-water platform, located at West Delta 143, near the Louisiana coast.
 
 
Contractors
- Belleli: Construction of TLP
 - Nexans: E/H Umbilical
 
Mars B Project:
- Samsung: Construction of TLP Hull
 - Kiewit: Fabrication and integration of a 5,000-ton, 192 person-on-board (POB) living quarters for the Shell Olympus Topsides
- Dril-Quip: Subsea wellhead equipment, production riser tieback connectors and drilling riser components for the Olympus TLP
 - FMC Technologies: Six subsea production trees, each rated at 15,000 psi & manufacture and provide subsea and topside controls, one manifold and related systems and equipment
 - Technip: Supply of Umbilical
 - Nexans: Deimos E/H Umbilical
 
 
History
- 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered
 - 1996 - Mars TLP installed
 - 1996 - First oil produced
 - 2010 - Final investment decision for the Mars B project
 - 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream
 
Geology
Links
- Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
 - Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
 - Fiberbond North America Offshore Platform References
 - International Protective Coatings Platform References
 - Nexans Norway Umbilical References
 - Samsung Platform References
 - Mars B, Shell
 - Kiewit, Project
 - New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas
 - Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $27 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Equipment
 - FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell Offshore Inc.'s West Boreas Project
 - Technip awarded umbilical contracts in the US
 - Shell starts production from second Mars platform in deep water Gulf of Mexico
 - TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico